Kaepernick vs Aliu: Why Only One is Demonstrating an Impactful Social Movement through their Sport
Reading Time: 4 minutesColin Kaepernick and Akim Aliu. One well known, the other seemingly irrelevant. Yet between these two men, one is making a huge social impact through his sport. The other is Colin Kaepernick. Akim Aliu is a 30 year old hockey player who played for the Calgary Flames, as well as a host of different minor league hockey teams. He is Ukrainian-Canadian, moving to Canada at 7 years old from Kiev, Ukraine. Yes, he was never the best or the strongest player, but he worked hard and made his way up in the hockey ranks. One thing...
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